Premises Licence

If you wish to sell alcohol, your premises must be licensed.
If you are building
or converting premises, then you may apply for a provisional premises licence before
the premises are completed.

Applications are made to your local licensing board.

You must be 18 years or older to make the application which must include a description
of the premises, an operating plan, 6 copies of the layout plan of the premises
to a scale of 1:100, and Section 50 certificates for planning, building standards
and food hygiene.

The layout plan has to comply with regulations. A layout plan checklist is available
as a download.

We also ask you to give us a written statement detailing how you, as the premises
licence holder, would address the five licensing objectives detailed in the Licensing
(Scotland) Act 2005 which are:

preventing crime and disorder

securing public safety

preventing public nuisance

protecting and improving public health

protecting children and young persons from harm

Your premises will also require a personal licence holder to sell and authorise
the
sale of alcohol. This person is known as the Designated Premises Manager (DPM).
A person can only be the Designated Premises Manager of one premises at a time.
There is more information and guidance available in relation to
personal licences.

Mandatory conditions will be attached to your licence and the Board may decide to
put additional conditions on your licence.

Disability Access and Facilities Statement

From 30 March 2018, there is a legal requirement that an applicant for an alcohol premises
licence or provisional premises licence must include a Disabled Access and Facilities
Statement with their application. Although the Statement must be submitted with the application,
it does not form part of the licence. The statement must be in the prescribed form.

The Scottish Government has published on its website non-mandatory guidance to help you write your
Statement and you should read through this guidance before doing so. The Guidance also provides
links to other sources of helpful information.

Fees

Premises licences are transferable and do not have to be renewed but you do have
to pay an annual retention fee.
Failure to pay the retention fee will result in
the loss of your licence. There are different levels of fees which are banded according
to the rateable value of the premises.

Description

Cost

Section 50 Licensing Certificate (Building Standards)

£105.00

Section 50 Licensing Certificate (Planning)

£105.00

Section 50 Licensing Certificate (Food Hygiene)

£105.00

You must apply to the Board to vary your premises licence if you want to make any
changes. For example, a change of Designated Premises Manager, a change to the information
contained in your operating plan, or a change to the layout plan.

Any person may make an objection to an application on any relevant ground of refusal
by way of a notice to the Licensing Board.

Any person may make representations to the Licensing Board concerning an application:

supporting the application

requesting that modifications be made to the operation plan

requesting that conditions be imposed should the application be granted

Any person may apply to the Licensing Board for a review of the licence. Grounds
for review are that one or more of the conditions have been breached or for any
other ground relevant to the licensing objectives. A hearing must be held in relation
to the application.

How to apply

Your completed application form, supporting documentation and fee should be sent
to: